Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-08-06
THE COMING FAIR.
Lowest Railroad Rates Secured
Tho SuGclnl Premiums.

Tho SPECIAL Premiums.
The secretary of the agricultural asso-
citation is in receipt of the following
from General Passenger Agent Warren
relating to rates of transportation to and
from our forthcoming fair:
We will sell round trip tickets to Your
fair from Crookston, Grafton, Park
River, Portland, Mayville, Bottineau
and Minot and intermediate ticket sta
tio,,s as follows: Fifty miles or undor,
one and onc-illh fare; over ifty miles
one fair for the round trip, using the
one and onc-iitth fare for fifty miles
where it Is greater than the one way rate
for over fifty miles, These tickets will he
ON sale Sept. ~ - and 10 and Oct. good
to return until Oct. Sand trust will MAJ
terially increase the attendance and sue
cess of tho fhir.-
Also the Dllowing from, General
Freight Agent Mohler relative to tho
rates on articles for exhibit, stock, etc. {:
Ramsey County Agricultural Associa-
ton to he held Sept. ~ and 30, and Oct.
|, race horse stock excepted, when
shipped from points in the territory to
Deyils Lake will be charged full rates.
Upon Il certificate from the secretary of
the association showing that tho goods
were on exhibition, and returned within
| . days AIIcf llc clOSC Vi tIlc lhlT W oIiSl-
ma. point of shipment, we will return
the shipment free. This practically
makes half rates for the round trip.
SPECIAL. PREMIUMS.
| Our merchants and business mon con-
tinue to como to the front with their
special premium offers. Following is a
complete list Of such premiums uD to
date:
Nash Bros. So for the best punches of
% o. ". Ruwson, 81 for the second best
! G. w. Maurice, $3.50 for tho best loaf
OF bread baked by a farmers daughter
Is years old or under.
Eaton IL Higbco, $3 for tho best one
half busl,el of tomatoes.
G. o. Maloncy, - for the best display
of house plants outside village OF
Devils Lake.
L. w. Mann Co., =; best sheai OF
wheat cut and bound by Il Plano binder.
S. j.. Winclnan, IS for best display
of house plants.
q. w. Jameson 50 for turkey hen with
largest and best brood.
u. Smith a. Co., Bartlett, s. for best
exhibit OftimOthv hay raised in Ramsey
county.
Leander Bohn, for Hall, Bcrsback 4
Co., Chicago, s. for the best display Of
/ cTOtktft, HIitSS alltl cIlIllNiIC.
II. j. Mckee IS for the best and clean
est bushel of wheat thrcshcd by the Mas
sillion machine.
S. A. Barr, 50 for best display of pre-
serves made in Ramsey county.
w. J. Christie, So for best turkey Sob
bier.
n. S. Mocn, s3 for best cake baked il
Ramsey county.
+. w. Cockburll, s. for best tattcd cal
fl We months old or under.
StOughtOn & Chainbcrlin 81 for th'
busllel of potatoes which takes first pre-
MUM.
Schmit Bros Il Bowman, s. for the bes
one gallon jar Of butter.
South e. Kelly, s. for the best five
pound roll of butter.
Geo. Clapp, IS for the best cheese.
Merchants National Bank, s. for tn
best bushel of turnips.
Wciermuller Bros, 10Opounds Of Glor
flour for the best bushel Of wheat.
Joe Davenport, IS for the best fv
pumpkins.
A. q. Regua, So for the best and larges
pair Of buffalo horns; also S2 for the bes
half bushel Of sweet corn; also 81 for tn
best half bushel Of field corn.
} Mettler d Fox, s. for the best tatte
pig under four months of age.
Lee Bros, 80 for the best and largcs
head of cabbage.
Hope Bros, s. for the best blshcl O
onions.
} K. S. Thompson, 50 for the best loaf O
bread.
Ed. I. p. Stacdc, 50 for the best shea
of wheat cut and bound by a Walter A
Wood harvester.
Garner Il Cleveland, 50 for the bes
+ sheaf of wheat or oats cut and bound b.
Mccormick harvester.
L. 6. Hanson So for the best sheaf {
wheat cut and bound by Buckley
binder.
Alex Walker So for the best sheaf {
r wheat cut and bound by Deerin
, binder.
, Frank Shaw 81 for the best half busht
each of wheat, oats and barley raised j
Ramsey county by one farmer.
c. l.. Campbell 80 for the best pair {
chickens of any bread raised in tn
county.
Frank Converse 81 for the st-looki in
baby under one year of age.
A. II. Maynard 81 for the largei
squash; also 81 for the largest watel
7 mellon.
: Budde Bros. So for the best bushel
. rutabagas; also s.; for the best sheaf I
! wheat cut and bound by an Osborne ha
t vester.
? John 4. Percival, s. for the best tri
$ of spring chickens, any breed; also SO ft
: the best pair of ducks.
, VIM. McTaggart, one pair of rubbt
: boots to the best shot in either of II
3 principal shooting events.
Rev. l.. T.. banks, 81 for the best plai
+ cake made by a farmers daughter undo
| IG years of age.
0 The INTER-OcEAN will give gol
medal to the winning base ball nine.